Company Fact Sheet

Sterling Commerce

Company Description:

Sterling Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), is currently the top implementing Solution Partner for 1SYNC Services and one of the world’s largest providers of business integration solutions. Sterling has more customers, and more successful implementations than any other Solution Partner. We have recently acquired hosted Data Sync specialist, TR2. Sterling Commerce delivers solutions that combine industry leading software and services, helping our customers maximize business performance and improve business metrics through integration of applications, external partner systems and people. With more than 25 years of experience serving more than 30,000 customers in a vast range of industries, Sterling Commerce is a recognized pioneer in electronic commerce.

Company Contact Information:

4600 Lakehurst Drive
Dublin, OH 43016-2000
Phone: 800.299.4031 (Option 4)
Website: http://www.sterlingcommerce.com
Email: inquiry@stercomm.com

Customers in production with 1SYNC: Yes

Link to Reference Letters: www.sterlingcommerce.com/Products/Global+Data+Sync/

Market Segment Solutions: Supply-Side

Implementation Capabilities (Target Market Size): Small,Medium,Large

Industry Verticals Served:

Grocery

General Merchandise

Hardware

Office Supplies

Apparel

1SYNC-Certified Product and Service Details:

Products:

Data Synchronization Manager v.5.0

1SYNC IM Source XML

Product and Service Feature Benefits:

Gentran Integration Suite:
Industry leading software solution that ties together the people, systems, and processes of large enterprises including manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Provides all the key components that are needed by customers to build an automated and integrated Data Synchronization solution.

Integration Broker for translation, mapping, workflow, business process creation, auditing and tracking.
Web Extension for easy to work with user interfaces for workflow and internal approve / reject processes.
Communication adapters to talk to 1SYNC and other targets
Out of the box EAI adapters that connect with all leading ERP or other software solution in order to cleanse and manage all product data.
1SYNC ready catalog that provides item management and change detection.

The Sterling Data Sync Center
A hosted service providing basic 1SYNC Services capabilities for suppliers. Powered by Gentran Integration Suite software, the service offers a web interface and accepts .csv file uploads; providing suppliers a tool to quickly and easily register and publish product information to 1SYNC Services.

Sterling TR2 Hosted:
Complete, low cost solution that includes all technology and services for a manufacturer to successfully complete data synchronization. Full services from education to data loading to retailer authorization and long-term data maintenance that include unlimited support. Just a few hours of supplier time and no capital investment. TR2 Hosted provides all services to get a manufacturer in sync. Key features include a ‘data dishwasher’, change detection engine, options to send data to several industry targets around the world.

Consulting:
Expert Global Data Synchronization consulting that includes the following roadmap:
Data Sync Immersion & Education - Build internal understanding and consensus
Rapid Compliance - Business requirements definition, data cleansing, and 1SYNC life-cycle experience
Integration Planning - Solution architecture design, business process modeling, Implementation phasing
PIM Design - Management of product information and sync status
Implementation - Technical expertise

Technical Requirements

Software runs on Windows, UNIX, Linux, AS/400, and Mainframe platforms Hosted requires web browser

How are the Product(s)/Services Provided:

Gentran Integration Suite – behind the firewall software
Sterling TR2 Hosted – hosted service
Consulting – professional service/people

Price Range of Product(s)/Services:

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